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Giving Extra Thanks for Children's Hospital After Baby With Heart Trouble Goes Home

Addie Jane Runyon holds her great-granddaughter and namesake, Addie Jane Steiding, who was born with a congenital heart defect. She will need her first operation at Children's Hospital in about six months.
Addie Jane Runyon holds her great-granddaughter and namesake, Addie Jane Steiding, who was born with a congenital heart defect. She will need her first operation at Children's Hospital in about six months. (By John Kelly -- The Washington Post)
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And on Saturday, six days after being born, she did.

Among the people Addie is spending her first Thanksgiving with is a woman who has seen plenty of them: her great-grandmother and namesake.

"She's our little miracle baby," said Adrian of his first child. "We are so excited. We look at her and say we can't believe she's ours."

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The Steidings have insurance, but not every parent is so lucky. With your help, even the poorest child will have reason to be thankful. To donate to our annual fundraising campaign, write a check or money order payable to "Children's Hospital" and mail it to Washington Post Campaign, P.O. Box 17390, Baltimore, Md. 21297-1390.

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How's your turkey looking? Send me a photo of your roasted bird and I'll put it on my blog. For details, visit "John Kelly's Commons": voices.washingtonpost.com/commons.


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